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Originally Posted by x_in_mo (Post 677401)

I ordered a 2010 X5 35d last Friday. My dealer had to "special order" as they had no allocation. Not too worried, as we wrote up a purchase agreement with the eco credit on it, and now that it has been extended, no worries. The car is in the system, but no production date or VIN.

My CA told me yesterday that, quote, "You probably won't be getting the car for quite a while because the factory only runs either gas engines or diesel engines at any one time, and then has to switch production to the other engine after a few months. Right now, they are producing gas engines." Furthermore, he said, "It'll probably be February by the time we get your car."

Now, unlike other threads I've read, I have no worries about the eco credit being good until February. Not with a signed purchase agreement including the credit. My dealer basically has a signed contract offering me the car I ordered at a given price.

My question is: anyone ever heard of the Spartanburg factory cranking out one engine type at a time? It sounds reasonable to me, but then again, what do I know about how BMW NA runs their factory?

Just curious. I hate to wait until February. :-(

I also think he's full of crap. Just curious what dealer?

Craig

Your dealer is clueless. I just looked at my dealers allocations two days ago. They were even discussing the availability of some special November allocations where they could potentially squeeze a few more in (and the BMW rep was actually sitting there). They are building them daily.

Dealer is WRONG. He does not have a diesel allocation till February and therefore you are getting this story from him. Find another dealer.

Well, I got that one answered! :-) The unanimous opinion seems to be my CA is a bit naive, shall we say. I do think that the explanation of no allocation but a "special order" is correct per one Funfdreisig's comment above. But the engines.... :rolleyes: Okay, tomorrow I'm gonna call the dealer and ask:

Can you trade an allocation to get me this car sooner?

I don't have any other dealer options as I'm sitting in SW Missouri and the nearest dealers other than mine are KC, St. Louis and Tulsa, 150 miles away. I know I can drive to either city, but I prefer the convenience of my local dealer.

I do have another option: I'm moving to the Bay Area in the spring. I could just cancel the 2010, wait until I move, and see what the 2011s are like. Any idea when they will be available? I could then shop Bay Area dealers, which might be fun. :dunno:

Thanks for all the info!

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Originally Posted by x_in_mo (Post 677401)

...because the factory only runs either gas engines or diesel engines at any one time, and then has to switch production to the other engine after a few months.

:bustingup